Snowflakes - March 2014
/The conditions for taking snowflake pictures were relatively good earlier this week: it was well below freezing, most of the time it was calm, and there were bands of snow that resulted in a variety of snowflake types. I was better prepared than previous snows as well. I had left the loupes and plates to catch the snowflakes under a towel on our covered deck. So the equipment was already cold and I had a towel to brush off the plates so that I could catch flakes for multiple sessions. I had decided to use a green glass plate steady of the red one I’d used in February…..anticipating St. Patrick’s Day!
The first time I went out, the flakes were very small and included a lot of dual flakes - connected by a prism axel (as in the images below). I particularly like the one that the reflection from the center makes it glow from within.
The second and third time I ventured out, the flakes were bigger and more complex. I had plenty of time to look around the flakes on the plate because the temperature was in the low twenties….nothing was melting! Although my technique has improved over this winter, the weather was a positive factor in capturing the March snowflake images.
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